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Division 92 · 11 September 2020

Motion to sit in private

Tax

At a glance

This division was rejected on 11 September 2020 by a margin of 76, with 0 Ayes and 76 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 2 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 64 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 540 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Mike Wood. This division took place during a debate on Speaker’s Statement.

0

Ayes

76

Noes

Rejected

Result

79

Voted

Rejected by 76 Ayes 0 / Noes 76

The motion

Proposed by Mike Wood

I beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 2 rebels 2 64 332
Lab Labour Voted No 0 13 157
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 25
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 23
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 11
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 7
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 3
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
APNI Alliance No clear majority 0 0 1
Green Green Party No clear majority 0 0 1

"Party position" is how the majority of each party's voting members voted in this division. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes. "Rebels" are members who voted against their party's majority; Independent and Speaker roles have no party whip.

Constituencies coloured by how the local MP voted.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Alex Cunningham No
Andrew Lewer No
Andrew Stephenson No
Angela Richardson No
Anna McMorrin No
Anthony Browne No
Anthony Mangnall No
Antony Higginbotham No
Ben Everitt No
Chris Green No
Claire Coutinho No
Damian Hinds No
David T C Davies No
Dehenna Davison No
Dr Ben Spencer No
Duncan Baker No
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Fay Jones No
Felicity Buchan No
Gareth Davies No
Gary Sambrook No
George Eustice No
Gerald Jones No
Greg Smith No
Iain Stewart No
Jeff Smith No
Jerome Mayhew No
Jo Gideon No
John Glen No
John Lamont No
Julie Marson No
Karin Smyth No
Kevin Hollinrake Aye Teller
Laura Trott No
Leo Docherty No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Luke Pollard No
Marco Longhi No
Maria Caulfield No
Mark Fletcher No
Matthew Pennycook No
Michael Tomlinson No Teller
Mike Wood Aye Teller
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Rob Roberts No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Ms Marie Rimmer No
Nick Gibb No
Nickie Aiken No
Nicola Richards No
Pat McFadden No
Paul Bristow No
Paul Holmes No
Paul Howell No
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Gibson No
Rebecca Harris No
Robbie Moore No
Robin Millar No
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Edwards No
Sarah Jones No
Simon Baynes No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Stephanie Peacock No
Steve Double No
Stuart Andrew No Teller
Suzanne Webb No
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Randall No
Tracy Brabin No
Victoria Atkins No
Virginia Crosbie No
Wendy Morton No
Will Quince No
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andy Carter —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Apsana Begum —
Bambos Charalambous —
Barry Gardiner —
Bell Ribeiro-Addy —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Lake —
Beth Winter —
Bill Esterson —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan Clarke-Smith —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Nichols —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Christian Matheson —
Christian Wakeford —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Hanna —
Claudia Webbe —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Colum Eastwood —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Johnston —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simmonds —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Dean Russell —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Eddie Hughes —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Elliot Colburn —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Feryal Clark —
Fiona Bruce —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
Gavin Robinson —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Giles Watling —
Gill Furniss —
Gillian Keegan —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Ahmad Khan —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Brokenshire —
James Cartlidge —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Murray —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Jane Stevenson —
Janet Daby —
Jason McCartney —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Stevens —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Gullis —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Judith Cummins —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Kate Osborne —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kim Johnson —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Layla Moran —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Lia Nici —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Powell —
Maggie Throup —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Matt Western —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Hill —
Mike Kane —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Miss Sarah Dines —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gagan Mohindra —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Peter Bone —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Neil O'Brien —
Neil Parish —
Nick Fletcher —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paula Barker —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Jones —
Sally-Ann Hart —
Sam Tarry —
Sammy Wilson —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Scott Benton —
Scott Mann —
Seema Malhotra —
Selaine Saxby —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Shaun Bailey —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Bill Wiggin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Amess —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir Desmond Swayne —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Morgan —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Reed —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theo Clarke —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Hunt —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Tony Lloyd —
Trudy Harrison —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Ford —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Wayne David —
Wendy Chamberlain —
Wera Hobhouse —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
Zarah Sultana —
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